James Brindley and the early Engineers ... Abridged from “Lives of the Engineers.'. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 42
Page 10
... feet wide , with a broad , flat bank on each side ; and originally it must have been at least forty miles in extent , winding along under the eastern side of the high land , which extends in an irregular line up the centre of the ...
... feet wide , with a broad , flat bank on each side ; and originally it must have been at least forty miles in extent , winding along under the eastern side of the high land , which extends in an irregular line up the centre of the ...
Page 31
... on the Ouse to Salter's Lode on the same river : this cut was 70 feet wide and 21 miles long , and its object was to relieve and take off WEST FEN , WILDMOOR RIVER WITHAM NORTH EERRY DRAIN CLAY CHAP . II . 31 FRANCIS , EARL OF BEDFORD .
... on the Ouse to Salter's Lode on the same river : this cut was 70 feet wide and 21 miles long , and its object was to relieve and take off WEST FEN , WILDMOOR RIVER WITHAM NORTH EERRY DRAIN CLAY CHAP . II . 31 FRANCIS , EARL OF BEDFORD .
Page 33
... feet wide and 6 miles long ; Sandy's Cut , near Ely , 40 feet wide and 2 miles long ; Peakirk Drain , 17 feet wide and 10 miles long ; with other drains , such as Mildenhall , New South Eau , and Shire Drain . Sluices were also erected ...
... feet wide and 6 miles long ; Sandy's Cut , near Ely , 40 feet wide and 2 miles long ; Peakirk Drain , 17 feet wide and 10 miles long ; with other drains , such as Mildenhall , New South Eau , and Shire Drain . Sluices were also erected ...
Page 38
... feet broad and 2 miles long , embanked at both sides ; and a new sluice in the marshes below Tydd , upon the out- fall of Shire Drain . These and other works were in full progress , when the political troubles of the time came to a ...
... feet broad and 2 miles long , embanked at both sides ; and a new sluice in the marshes below Tydd , upon the out- fall of Shire Drain . These and other works were in full progress , when the political troubles of the time came to a ...
Page 42
... feet broad , and ran nearly parallel with the Old Bedford River . A high bank was raised along the south side of the ... feet broad and 8 feet high , extending from Peakirk to the Holland bank . The river Nene was also defended by a ...
... feet broad , and ran nearly parallel with the Old Bedford River . A high bank was raised along the south side of the ... feet broad and 8 feet high , extending from Peakirk to the Holland bank . The river Nene was also defended by a ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afterwards bank became boats Brading breach Bridge Bridgewater Canal Brindley Brindley's Burslem called carried channel coal conduits Congleton constructed contrived Cwmsymlog Dagenham Denbigh difficulty district drain drainage drowned Duke of Bridgewater Duke's canal Earl embankment employed enable engineer England enterprise erected executed Fcap feet Fens Gilbert Grand Trunk ground haven hill History horses improved industry inhabitants inland Irwell James James Brindley King labour land length Liverpool London machinery Manchester manufacturing Marsh ment Mersey miles mill millwright mines navigation neighbourhood occasion occupied opening Parliament passed Perry port Post 8vo Potteries proceeded purpose reclaimed Riquet river river Irwell river Mersey roads Romney Marsh Royal Runcorn Second Edition shortly Sir Cornelius Vermuyden Sir Hugh Myddelton skill sluices Staffordshire stream Street supply Thames tide tion town trade tunnel Turnhurst undertaking Vermuyden Vols Wedgwood whilst Woodcuts workmen Worsley